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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter
Deep concave wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Palm leaf container Dr La Mont West collection Apply Dr La Mont West collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Topography Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Sherril Sheehan Apply Sherril Sheehan filter
Wooden oval container Oujaimi and Safatli collection Apply Oujaimi and Safatli collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Oval concave wooden container with rounded ends, and pigment... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Decorated bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Kelp water carrier by Verna Nichols Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Verna Nichols Apply Verna Nichols filter
Bamboo water container Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of Kungkarangkaipa T... Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Dagg Apply Margaret Dagg filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Pigmented container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Tanya Langdon Apply Ms Tanya Langdon filter
Oblong bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Clothes peg container, for attachment to the upright post of... Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection Apply Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1959 Apply 1959 filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Container for a wedding cake Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Pigmented, deep, wooden concave container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Miniature wooden container with incised decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Head ornament Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Head ornaments Apply Head ornaments filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Wooden container, Arrernte people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden concave container Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ian Dunlop Apply Ian Dunlop filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Cylindrical metal container Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Anne M. Girard Apply Mrs Anne M. Girard filter
Wooden container Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Maringka Burton Apply Maringka Burton filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Club Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Gerhardt Laves Apply Mr Gerhardt Laves filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Wooden bowl called piti RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container made by Harry Shepherd, Byrock, New South W... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Harry Shepherd Apply Harry Shepherd filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Oblong bark container American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Bamboo lime container or Pokemamari Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Interfet stubbie holder Australian Army History Unit collection Apply Australian Army History Unit collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	East Timor Apply East Timor filter	Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Wooden container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Deep concave wooden container Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Elliptical concave wooden container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Kelp water container by Verna Nichols Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Verna Nichols Apply Verna Nichols filter
Coconut container Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tonga Apply Tonga filter
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden Container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter
A model raft made from six cylindrical wooden rods, collecte... Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Models Apply Models filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Rachel Quillart Apply Rachel Quillart filter
Wooden container, Wangkangurru people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter